GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

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HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

209 Main St., Huntington, New York 11743

Tel. (631) 427-7045

On November 11, 2008 we will observe the 90^th anniversary of the end of World War I

Have you researched ancestors who were or who might have been WWI veterans?

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY,  WWI VETERAN DATABASE:

Our Resource Center at 209 Main St. in Huntington has records on nearly 4500 World War I veterans from throughout Suffolk County, Long Island,. To search the index and to order a copy of a record, click here.

FALL 2008

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

For additional information, call (631) 427-7045, ext. 401

For directions to our meetings, click here

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Wednesday, September 24^th, 7:00 pm

At the Huntington Public Library Auditorium

338 Main St., Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

UNEARTHING BURIED TREASURE

The Family History Records of the George Sim Johnston Archives of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: Their Scope, Content and How to Access Them

Speaker: Joseph T. Gleason, Senior Investigator and Director of Administration, Education and Archives, NYSPCC

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Wednesday, October 22^nd, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

 HUNTINGTON’S CIVIL WAR VETERANS,

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY:

A review of the Documents, Newspapers and Internet Sites Utilized to Create a Genealogy for Over 1,300 Men

Speaker: Robert T. Farrell, author of Our Veterans Brave and Noble

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Wednesday,: November 19^th, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AT THE

 SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY

.Speaker: Ned Smith, SCHS Librarian

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Wednesday,: December 17^th, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

Sharing Memories of Our Past

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Sunday, April 26, 2009 to Sunday, May 3, 2009

ANNUAL RESEARCH TRIP TO

FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY IN SALT LAKE CITY

For information, please contact the Huntington Historical Society,

209 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743, Tel# 631-427-7045

ABOUT THE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

The Huntington Historical Society’s Genealogy Workshop conducts monthly meetings from September through June, with guest speakers to discuss issues of common concern to family historians. Meetings are held in the Barn at the Conklin House or at a public library..

Other activities include field trips to resource centers, research and indexing projects, and participation in all-day seminars and family history fairs.

The Workshop publishes a monthly Newsletter featuring local, national and international topics of genealogical interest

PROJECTS

Members of the Genealogy Workshop participate in activities such as research for publications, indexing of records at The Huntington Historical Society’s Archives  and cemetery tombstone readings. 

Our members also participate, along with members of other organizations, in database projects of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island.  These databases include indexes to Naturalization, Military, Vital Records and other records in Long Island – New York Metropolitan area depositories. Over ten million names are available online now, with another two million to be added shortly.  For details, click here

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Tel # (631) 427-7045

The Huntington Historical Society maintains a Resource Center (Library and Archives) at the Trade School Building, which is also the location of the Society’s offices, at 209 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743-6993

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Huntington Historical Society membership

For information about other Long Island

genealogy organizations, click here "

Genealogy Federation of Long Island

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